Hey Mohamed, our team is hard at work adding new features like these to Code Kit for release over the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled and your servos near!
I was expecting to see a programming training tool for beginners. You start out using experienced programmers jargon and just start grabbing blocks to randomly illustrate one "function" What does a beginner want to do? They want to write a program that does something. Say drive a 2 motor robotic car. Show a beginner how this tool can drag and drop blocks to do this, Make it interesting from the start, not boring discussion of variable, labels, strings etc. How do you get an arduino to turn on 2 motors and run them at the same speed(forward in a straight line) How do you back up? How do you turn left. Beginner Makers want to make things they don't want to get bogged down in coding. That is what the block coding program should for them, Over time when they have their project up and running they will starts to absorb the language of coding(at least some of them). Teach basic flow charting, then how to drag and drop blocks to build out the flow chart. You miss the entire idea and value of what "block" programming, (drag and drop) is supposed to do. What are some of the common things people want to do. Manage a greenhouse: record temps, humidity , light levels, turn water on and off. Show them how to do that. Builld a simple rover to learn the basics of motors and controlling them. Build a simple 1 then 2 then multiaxis robotic activator: Open and close the chicken coop door. Feed the fish. Open and close the vents on green house. Track a solar panel. Shock the squirrel when it gets on the bird feeder. Just my thoughts. I am getting time now to go back and work on some of my projects and am looking at the state of the art "drag and drop" coding programs . Summarizing what I want: Flow charting with blocks for hardware items(activators(motors, solenoids, etc.), sensors, switches, intuitive logic blocks. These should be smart blocks with attachment points for decisions. On OFF Input/Output data. Record data. I realize most of the current programs probably do this, but their promotional materials don't present it this way, they bore you away with too much computes.
G'day Greg! Thanks so much for your feedback. We understand that this video may cater more to those already familiar with coding and our platform, as was our intention. Your suggestion of incorporating practical, hands-on projects for beginners is insightful, and we do have beginner-friendly content on our channel. Moving forward, we'll take your ideas into consideration and aim to develop more intuitive, project-based content. It's feedback like yours that helps us improve and grow, and we look forward to serving you better in the future. Please feel free to continue sharing your thoughts and ideas with us!
why can't i attach multiple servos, it has a hardcoded single servo option
Hey Mohamed, our team is hard at work adding new features like these to Code Kit for release over the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled and your servos near!
Is there a map function to scale input for analog signals?
Yes, there's a map block which allows you to transform input data. You can find this under the 'Mathematics' category in the block toolbar.
I was expecting to see a programming training tool for beginners. You start out using experienced programmers jargon and just start grabbing blocks to randomly illustrate one "function" What does a beginner want to do? They want to write a program that does something. Say drive a 2 motor robotic car. Show a beginner how this tool can drag and drop blocks to do this, Make it interesting from the start, not boring discussion of variable, labels, strings etc. How do you get an arduino to turn on 2 motors and run them at the same speed(forward in a straight line) How do you back up? How do you turn left.
Beginner Makers want to make things they don't want to get bogged down in coding. That is what the block coding program should for them, Over time when they have their project up and running they will starts to absorb the language of coding(at least some of them).
Teach basic flow charting, then how to drag and drop blocks to build out the flow chart. You miss the entire idea and value of what "block" programming, (drag and drop) is supposed to do.
What are some of the common things people want to do.
Manage a greenhouse: record temps, humidity , light levels, turn water on and off. Show them how to do that.
Builld a simple rover to learn the basics of motors and controlling them.
Build a simple 1 then 2 then multiaxis robotic activator:
Open and close the chicken coop door.
Feed the fish.
Open and close the vents on green house.
Track a solar panel.
Shock the squirrel when it gets on the bird feeder.
Just my thoughts. I am getting time now to go back and work on some of my projects and am looking at the state of the art "drag and drop" coding programs .
Summarizing what I want:
Flow charting with blocks for hardware items(activators(motors, solenoids, etc.), sensors, switches, intuitive logic blocks. These should be smart blocks with attachment points for decisions. On OFF Input/Output data. Record data.
I realize most of the current programs probably do this, but their promotional materials don't present it this way, they bore you away with too much computes.
G'day Greg! Thanks so much for your feedback. We understand that this video may cater more to those already familiar with coding and our platform, as was our intention. Your suggestion of incorporating practical, hands-on projects for beginners is insightful, and we do have beginner-friendly content on our channel. Moving forward, we'll take your ideas into consideration and aim to develop more intuitive, project-based content. It's feedback like yours that helps us improve and grow, and we look forward to serving you better in the future. Please feel free to continue sharing your thoughts and ideas with us!